Ironer roll covering unit



Nov. 9, 1943. J; G. SCHOEPF I IRONER RCLL COVERING UNIT Filed Jan. 17,1941 character have a' limited thereof is a matter of inconvenience.

the pad section.

Patented Nov. 9, 1 943 "Aston-Hill Mtg. 00., r "ration of De la wai-eThis 'rinvention relates toironing machines,

. It isthe usual practice felted material, and after applying the sameto surround the pad with? an outer covering cloth so a'sto retain it inposition; Coverings of this life and the renewal Also;'iitis difliculttoso apply such a covering'to' a roll to .obtain an over-a1l.idiametersuitable'for'the limited space available of the roll itself and theopposing ironing sur- -face:ofathe'machine'r 1 It is the primary objectof the invention *to overcome difliculties suchas those mentioned byproviding. an improved form of 2 roll 1 covering which can be readilyapplied t ironer rolls, and at the same: time to. so forinfithe covering.that the-same will have: asubstantially longer life, and retain'itsdesired resilient padding properties. i I 1 'The" proposed mew-coveringincludes a pad section' andxarriouter covering section combined inearsingle-unit," and .horm'allybeing integrally constituted; E :The padsectionaof' thecov'ering unit-will be formed as .a woven fabricstructure; the thickbetween the 'peflphry moNER ROLL oovEmNG U h ohnlG.Schoepf,.lhilade1pliia,-Pagiassignorto.

ilf l idk I Application Jan nary 17, 1941; sefiarNeQrmm 10 class v (C11.139- ii84)j if assess li t orpo-.

teriorating effects-of heat and moisture to which the sarneisnecessarily subjected in an ironing machine, it is proposed to useasbestos material 1 in both pad section and-the covering section.

ness .of which is adjusted to appropriate dimeni sions by properselection of the size 'of .the threads and the number'ofwoven pliesthereini .flo profvide the :requisite resiliencyof the; pad section, I

relatively; thick, threadsxare .=empl oyed therein which involves arelatively coarse weaves. w. j

.The outer covering SectiOnEwhich .willi. constitute.arprolongation ofthe tpad. section, will comprise woven fabric. of sufficiently fine'weave as-toprovide a relatively smooth surface thereaon: suitable forcontactwith the :goods being ironed, and forrthis reason the same willbe of finer 'weave, and incorporate finerj threads; than Where, 1 as ispreferable, the two partsq, of the covering are to bev formedas anintegralyunit; the. same "warp threads. may extend -:throughout bothsections. The .outer covering; section will be oflesser thickness thanthe pad section; and this is accomplished through the use of finerweftpthreads, and the weaving 'stantially thicker than the xoutercovering section I2 section as a woven asbestos In particular, it isproposed to form the pad fabric, and to form the outer covering sectionas a woven asbestos fabric, and. these aredesirably constitutedas anintegrally: woven unit according tothe features previously mentioned.

A In addition to the'padsection and the outer covering section; it isdesirable, although not entirely necessaryyto "incorporate an anchoringstrip as a prolongation of the inner end of the pad section adapte'dtobe appropriately secured .to the surface of an ironer troll.

The anchoring section is preferably formed integrally with the othersectionsand like the covering section, will have differentcharacteristicsfrom'thepad section.

. The invention will be understoodby reference to the illustrativeembodiment thereof shown in theaccompanyingdrawing and the followingdetailed description. I

-In' such drawing:

..-Fig,.:1is a perspective view of an ironer'roll covering unitaccording to the invention.

Fig.2 isan end view of an ironer roll with the covering unitapplied;-and i EigwB is a more or .less'diagrammatic view greatly"enlarged illustrating certain points ofthe .unitl'shown in Figur'eIl. l{The covering unit includes an 'anchoringstrip 10, a pad'section H andan outer covering secnorr'lz terminatingrrin an outer'end l3. Suchspartsare all joined to form a unitarystructure. .Itwill be observedihatthe pad section H',.in order-to provide the desiredresiliency, is sub.-

.other parts. The same isf-compriserd of woven fabric 50' as to pro-:vide a substantially more. durable structure than the ifelted pads.ordinarily used heretofore. The is thinnerthan the pad section I I" andwillbe of finer weave to provide sufficiently smooth surface to besuitable to contact the. work being ironed. The form 'andchara'cter ofthe anchoring section it) is of ano par'ticular consequence, and in someembodiments of the invention may be entirely omitted. 'Where employeditzwill, like section l2, be thinnerthanp'ad section I I; and as amatterof convenience maybe of. the same character as sec- .structure devoid ofM any To secure an integral .lappedmr. other. seamed joints which would.be

' unnecessary pad section sl I is objectionable in the-intended usage ofthe the various sections are woven as a single unit, and the variationin thickness of the sections obtained through the employment ofdilferent numbers of plies and threads of different thickness. Theintegral character of the various sections is obtained by using commonwarp threads extending throughthe various sections in a directionlengthwise of the unit.;--'Thesefvarious points will'beunderstood byreference to Figure As is therein shown the warp threads a are. tendthrough the anchor section I0, the pad section II, and outer threads bin section I 0 size. In pad section II, siderably larger size are ingrelatively soft and thick to give the pad section suitable resiliency.

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section I I through the weft threads c. Theva-rious warpthreadscraresuitably inter oven "with the weft threads confsizitu-ting thedifferent-plies through the employ- .mcnttcf. anysuitable..multiplyrweave .such as lsnown to theIar-t. it being-understood this .0011- nection that. the--'. care zshownin Figure 3 is:merely illustrativew i j :;T.he outer covering-section L2 'wi'll;,\beformed of substantially less thickness than the pad 'secn H y lizing alesser number of: plies therein and also employing 'smaller weft threads.d." The weft threads in the. covering section may tie-of the same-.char.ac.ter ;,as weft threads 1) in'tihe anchoring section mzaithoughthis is not essential. To provide a smooth: surface in the QuietJOQVBIi-l'lg section 12,2113 is desirable that weft threads, dand theWarp threads a which extend thrQllghmlt the, idifferentcsections ;be ofmore or less thesame size. 1 1

Both sections l2 and I iMiSe ,singleply woven fabric, but'inany event asaboveindicatedrwill he :so formed asto be substantially thinner :thanpadysection J I, it being understood that the resiliency .of thecovering unit is intended to be obtained throughpad section H ;by reasonof "the thickness and character of the. threads employed in suchsection.

The one piece covering-innit of the invention is shown applied to anironer'S'roll It in Figure 2. Anchor section it! is secured totheperiphery of the. roll through .a suitable heat'and moisture resistingadhesive, or through any othersuitable securing means. Such sectionneedbc only a iew inches long and extend only a short distance-.a*ro;und the peri-pheryiof the-ironer roll l8, it bej to use ananchoring section covering section 112, The Welita" Further, it -will''be hated that three integrally woven plies are provided in.

use of three series of'th 20 both of such sections may be made of suchlength- 0 will ordinarily com 140 making a plurality of turns around theroll; The

preferably made of a length so asto extend once around the roll to'bring'the opposite ends of said section intoisubstantially eaibnttingrelation as shownin-Figure 2',-'.and the outer coyeringsection 112 is.preferably made of adength slightly greater than the circumference ofthe roll :so as "to make one" completeiconvolution -therearound :andallow the endportion thereof adjacent the extremity l3 to overlie'andextendsom'ewhat beyond the line of abutment of the opposite .ends of padsection H. With such arrangement the over-ail diameter will be deteri--minednirimarily by the thickness of the pad-section Id,=which.as -lyformed to an proper selection and-number of rience. indicates beforem'entioned wi'll be initialappropriate thickness through of the size ofthe weft threads plies thereinz" Practical expethat withsstandardsize-ironer in l id rte out the length of the unit. 2. An-ironerrollcovering unit consisting .essenrolls of between 11 and 12inches in diameter, best results are secured by using three plies suchsection as above described. It will be evi-v dent, however, thatsubstantially the same thickness can be secured by employing two plieswith the substitution of weft threads of larger size. It will be furtherunderstood that while preferably the lengths of the pad and. outercovering s'ections Hand 12 Will each bejsuchfas to make 'oneconvolutionaroundthe' ironer roll; either or s able toform pad section II with a lesser 'numer of. plies 'andjonwith smaller weft threads vvoidffexcessive over-all diameter of the unit 'in'its' the.distancebetween the periphery of the roll itseli-and the machine isordinarily only -g The-weft threadsc and d. .42 may :comprise J any:suitable 1erably-willbe asbestos threads, inasmuch as asof an inch.

bestos is.'particularly suitable to withstand adverse effects :of,heatand the coveringaunit is moisture to which exposedin the ironing'machine. ..-Warp'.threads a, which extend through.

the differentsections, may comprise any suitable materials; particularlyinasmuch as there is comparatively little tensile strain lengthwise ofthe 'QOVering unit. However, it is normally preferred toiinsureagainstthreads: asrwell as the weft :threadsofen-t sections-shall be of*asbestosthread;

1. An ironer roll covering unit consisting (essentially iof a. multiplywoven ta bric pad section deterioration that such warp constituted .ofsome form warp-threads extending tions,'the pad sectionbeing;substantia'lly thicker than thercover section and "the asbestosweft threads in the padusection being substantially heavier than theasbestos weft ofthe outer'covie section.

- "f3. Ahironer r'oll covering unit consisting essento :extend about the-roll,andna thin outercover section adapted to surround the" padsection; said three sections being arranged end toind, lone composedasintegraL-woven fabric unit :having common :warp

position on the roll, inasmuch as coacting ironing surface of the.

of sections ll and material, butv pret- "substantially lighter threadsextending continuously throughout the length thereof wherein the padsection is of subting ends of the pad section, and a short woven fabricanchor strip section substantially thinner than the pad section adaptedto anchor the unit to the roll, said anchor strip being of a lengthsubstantially less than the circumference of the roll and being wovenintegrally with the inner end of the pad sectionthe sections being wovenwith common warp threads extending lengthwise through the length of theunit, the thick woven pad section being multiply fabric, and the endsections being single ply fabric.

6. An ironer roll integrally woven one-piece covering unit consistingessentially of a woven fabric pad section adapted to be wrapped aroundthe roll, and a. woven fabric outer cover section adapted to surroundthe pad section, said pad and cover sections being woven end to end withcommon warp threads extending continuously throughout the length of theunit, the pad section being several times the thickness of the outercover section.

'7. An ironer roll covering unit consisting essentially of an integrallywoven fabric strip having lengthwise extending warp threads andcrosswise extending weft threads, said strip including a section formedwith relatively heavy weft threads providing a compressible relativelythick pad adapted to extend around the roll and an adjoining sectioncomposed with the same warp threads as the pad section and incorporatingsubstantially lighter weft threads than the pad section providing arelatively uncompressible and thin outer cover adapted to surround theouter side of the pad section.

8. An ironer roll one-piece covering unit consisting essentially of arelatively thick and compressible multiply woven fabric pad sectionadapted to extend about the roll and a substantially thinner single plyouter cover section adapted to surround the pad section woven end to endwith common warp threads extending continuously throughout the length ofthe unit.

9. An ironer roll one-piece covering unit consisting essentially of arelatively thick multiply woven fabric pad section adapted to extendaround the roll woven with relatively heavy weft threads and an outercover section substantially thinner than the pad section adapted tosurround the pad section, said cover section being Woven with lighterweft threads than the pad section and being woven end to end with thepad section with common warp threads extending continuously from the oneto the other section.

10. An ironer roll one-piece covering unit consisting essentially of arelatively thick and compressible woven fabric pad section comprisingintegrally Woven multiple plies 'of a length almost equal to thecircumference of the roll so that its ends are adapted to substantiallyabut when the section is extended about the roll, an anchor stripsection of shorter length than the circumference of the roll and ofsubstantially thinner weave adapted to anchor the unit to the rollextending from one end of the pad section and adapted to underlie theopposite end of the pad section when in position on the roll, and acover section of substantially thinner weave than the pad sectionextending from the second end of the pad section, said cover sectionbeing of a greater length than the circumference of the roll so as tooverlie the abutting ends of the pad section.

. JOHN G. SCHOEPF.

